Whooping Crane Litigation

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[lynnscb]

For those of you that have been keeping up with the Whooping Crane trial, this is a must read. www.gbra.org. Here we go again, a wealthy land owner getting someone to fight his fight and using the cranes to get what they want. Let me know what you get out of this. The trial is over and Judge Jack has the written closing arguments and she may make her ruling before the end of summer. On the Cedar Bayou/Vinson Slough project, the county can't seem to make its mind up on what they want to do or should do. While they are thinking about it Hugo and I are still chasing down money for this project. Its sort of slow going when you have four comm. and one Judge that can't agree on any thing. However, one has to work with what you have. Again, let me know what you thing about the site Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority: Plaintiffs in Whooping Crane Trial Attempt to Link State's Actions To Alleged Mortalities

[lynnscb]

Okay, Lets look at this. First, did 23 cranes really die as a result of the dought of 2008-09? No not so say expect witnesses , stating that there is no evidence of such a die-off and the whooping cranes in Texas are actually thriving.

TAP alleges Texas violated the federal endangered species act by not allowing enough fresh water to reach the San Antonio Bay ecosystem where the cranes winter. Oh really, well what about the state and federal agencies closing Cedar Bayou and Vinson Slough and blocking the saltwater inflows and cutting off the access for the baby crabs to enter the bays. And what about the balance that is created when the rivers meet the sea? Who violated what? Section 9 of the federal ESA prohibits a "take" which is any activity that kills or harms a listed species, or that destroys its habitat. What the hell do any one of you think happen to the critial habitat on that island after it the Slough was plugged? Wetlands gone, salt pans for the first time in history. I would say that it destoryed that crane habitat. Tap contends that during the drought, a reduced amount of fresh water reaching the coastal marshes caused the salinity to rise so high that the cranes were unable to find sufficient food and water. Did you think that the food (crabs) was not there because they couldn't get in to the bays. Tap alleges that those conditions led to 23 deaths but only two to four birds are known to have died in Texas that winter. Read the article people and see what you get5 from it. I will say that the wrong people were blame here and for the wrong reasons.

[lynnscb]

This is something I didn't know. Whooping cranes have well-developed salt glands located above their eyes which rid their bodies of excess salt, which make them capable of surviving in salt marsh environment. Of the two whole carcass the likely cause of death from the evidence is disease or predation or both. One partial carcass was reported seen in the mouth of an alligator. So I guess we should kill all the gators in the refuge. The state is experiencing exceptional drought conditions, yet, signs indicate the flock is thriving. A ecologist stated that the cranes high water content of the cranes food may provide all the water cranes need to meet their physiological needs and it is not clear that cranes actually drink water at all.The expert goes on to say, it clearly was not set back, (the cranes) as claimed during the winter of 08-09, they were simply undectected during aerial surveys due to frequent bird movements. So what was this trial really about? Tap attorney Jim Blackburn who represented not only TAP but also represented members of the D.M. O'Conner family in their attempt to block GBRA from entering into a contract that would provide surface water for a proposed NUCLEAR POWER PLANT that would be located adjacent to the O'Conner family property in VICTORIA COUNTY. There it is!!!!! Don't put that plant close to our property, put it any place but here. This is not about the cranes or fresh water or the well bing of these bays. NO, NO, No, it is about another wealthy land owner that knew they could not win their case, so lets add the whooping cranes in the mix, that will do it. Chew on that thought and I will be back later.

[GReeh]

Are you absolutely SURE the Cranes aren't dieing because of the lack of flow through Cedar Bayou and Vinsons Slough???
I'm just sayin

G

[lynnscb]

GReeh, I am SURE that the closing of these passes have hurt these cranes. It has killed off some of, if not most of their habitat. It has disrupted their source of food supply (blue crabs), and I am sure that the fresh water has killed off seagrass beds, and oysters reefs. I am sure that the system as a whole has suffered from the lack of salt water and freshwater that creates a balance. Everything has suffered from the closure of these passes and the painful thruth is that these agencies and land owners know it, but just don't care. I have said it before and I will say it again, we have to have both, freshwater and saltwater to have a healthy system. Each one of you see it happen everyday. All you have to do is look at the other inlet and passes and what do you see? We have seen what we have when things are out of wack, to much of one and not the other. Cedar Bayou is just 5 miles from the home of the cranes. During other droughts they did just fine, but these passes were not shut down like they are today and for so long. The agencies and land owners know what will happen when they do get open again, and thats why they have delayed this project for as long as they have. If anyone is to blame for all of this masive mess, look at them, they know better.